The Responsible Gold Mining Principles will apply on a company and mine site level. Courtesy of Barrick Gold.

The World Gold Council, a market development organization that counts some of Canada’s and the world’s largest gold mining companies – Agnico Eagle, Newmont Goldcorp, Barrick and Anglogold Ashanti among them – has released its Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMP), a framework for gold mining businesses to follow in order to ensure that gold is being produced in an ethical and sustainable fashion.